| Alan Ladd | Shane |
| Jean Arthur | Marian Starrett |
| Van Heflin | Joe Starrett |
| Brandon de Wilde | Joey Starrett |
| Jack Palance | Jack Wilson |
| Ben Johnson | Chris Calloway |
| Edgar Buchanan | Fred Lewis |
| Emile Meyer | Rufus Ryker |
| Elisha Cook Jr. | Frank ``Stonewall'' Torrey |
| Douglas Spencer | Axel ``Swede'' Shipstead |
| John Dierkes | Morgan Ryker |
| Ellen Corby | Liz Torrey |
| Paul McVey | Sam Grafton |
| Edith Evanson | Mrs. Shipstead |
| Leonard Strong | Ernie Wright |
| Nancy Kulp | Mrs. Howells |
| Howard Negley | Pete Potts, harmonica player (uncredited) |
| George J. Lewis | Ryker man (uncredited) |
| Henry Wills | Ryker man (uncredited) |
| Steven Raines | Ryker man (uncredited) |
An ex-gunfighter sides with Wyoming homesteaders against a ruthless cattle baron.
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